Muck heap removal clears a stable or yard muck heap that has outgrown its space. A contractor loads the heap and takes it away, or moves it somewhere else on your land, so the yard is clear and the heap can start again.
A tractor with a front loader, a telehandler or a small digger loads the muck into a trailer or tipper. Each load is driven away, either off site to a farm that will take it or to a spot on your own land.
Most contractors price by the load or by the job. A small stable heap may be one or two trailer loads; a heap that has built up for a few years can be many more.
If you have fields that would take it, spreading the muck there is often cheaper than taking it away, and it feeds the grass. A contractor can quote for both.
Any time of year when the ground around the heap is firm enough for a loaded trailer. Late winter, before the ground gets soft, and late summer are common.
Many arable farms take muck in late summer and autumn before ploughing, which can make it easier and cheaper to find somewhere for it to go.